Dec. 7, 2009 in Business, Nation/World
Americans borrowed less for a record ninth straight month in October, another sign that consumer spending will remain weak, making it harder for the economy to mount a sustained rebound.
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Dec. 7, 2009 in City, Idaho
Temperatures dropped to the single digits in most locations across the Inland Northwest this morning, and forecasters are promising even more frigid temperatures on Tuesday morning.

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World, Region
The murder conviction of U.S. student Amanda Knox has not damaged U.S.-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment and negligence by investigators, a top Italian diplomat …

Dec. 7, 2009 in City on Page A1
The number of Spokane-area Pearl Harbor survivors has dwindled to a handful as the nation marks the 68th anniversary of the attack that propelled it into World War II. But …

Dec. 7, 2009 in City on Page A1
As social service coordinator at the O’Malley Apartments, a low-income housing complex run by Catholic Charities, Lynette Jensen sees the struggles Spokane’s poorest people face. Many are elderly or have …
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Dec. 7, 2009 in City on Page A1
RESERVE, N.M. – A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into …
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Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2
WASHINGTON – Long before a pair of gate-crashers penetrated a White House state dinner, the Secret Service had detailed for its internal use a lengthy list of security breaches dating …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to cut its estimate of the projected costs of the government bailout program by more than $200 billion, a Treasury official said Sunday. The …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied Sunday that President Barack Obama had set an “exit strategy” for Afghanistan, and he forecast that only a “handful” of U.S. troops …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3
BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers approved plans Sunday to hold parliament elections early next year that are seen as an important step toward political reconciliation and easing the pullout of U.S. …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3
COPENHAGEN, Denmark– Delegates converged Sunday for the grand finale of two years of tough, sometimes bitter negotiations on a climate change treaty, as U.N. officials calculated that pledges offered in …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama made a rare Sunday visit to the Capitol to urge a fractious Democratic caucus to pull together to pass landmark health care legislation. Obama made …

Dec. 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He …

Dec. 7, 2009 in City on Page A5
The Salvation Army has been ringing bells and collecting donations during the Christmas season for 118 years, which is how long the charitable organization has been operating in Spokane. Last …
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